Sorry people, a friend of mine (I love you Jaime-Sue!) sent this to me and it really struck me down deep. So it only felt natural that I should include it in my website. All eighties children (like unto myself) will understand...
You know you're a Freak from the 80's if...
...you have ever ended a sentence with "pish!"
...you have solved the Rubic's Cube (by peeling off the stickers)
...you have ever watched the pound puppies (I owned one!)
...you can sing the rap song from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
...you wore biker shorts under your skirts, and felt stylish
...you owned one of those scented Stawberry Shortcake palls dolls
...you know what "Whoa" means from Blossom
...you danced to M.C. Hammer, and wanted his pants
...you thought it would be great to have a friend named "Boner"
...you can sing the entire theme song to "DuckTales"
...you played the Chipmunks Christmas album all year long (I seriously did!)
...the Crypt Keeper really freaked you out
...you have ever watched Fraggle Rock
...you had plastic streamers on the handle bars of your bike
...you remember when it was acctually worth getting up early on Saturday mornings to watch cartoons
...you wore a ponytail on the side of your head
...you saw the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie on the big screen
...you got super excited when it was Oregon Trail day at school
...you made your mom buy you one of those clips that ties your shirt into a knot on the side
...you played the game mash with your friends at school
...you wore a Jordache jean jacket, and you were proud of it
...L.A. Gear was a favorite of yours
...your mom wouldn't let you have garbage pail kids (my brother did!!!)
...you wanted to change your name to Jem when in kindergarten
...you read Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and all of the Ramona books
...you know the profound meaning of "Wax on, wax off"
...you wanted to be a Goonie
...you ever wore flourescent (or neon if you will) clothing
...you wanted to be on Starsearch or a Fly Girl
...you can remember what Michael Jackson looked like before his nose fell off
...you took lunch pails to school
...you have ever pondered why Smurfette was the only female smurf
...you remember the craze and then banning of slap bracelets
...you still get the urge to say "NOT" at the end of every statement
...you remember Hypercolor T-shirts (my sister gave me one and I loved it)
...Barbie and the Rockers was your favorite band
...you remember Punky Brewster
...you loved Howard the Duck
...you thought She-ra and He-Man should hook up (No, he is mine!)
...you thought your best friends would never leave because you exchanged "friendship bracelets"
...you have ever owned a pair of jelly shoes
...you couldn't stop saying, "I know you are, but what am I?" (especially after Pee Wee's Big Adventure) speaking of which
...you watched Pee Wee's Playhouse
...you remember "I've fallen, and I can't get up!"
...you remember going to the skating rink before there were inline skates
...you ever got seriously injured on a slip and slide
...you know not to mix pop rocks and soda
...you have played with a 'skip-it'
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